The flames engulfed and destroyed in a few minutes a municipal school bus in service in Santa Maria Coghinas . The fire, whose nature is still to be ascertained, broke out around midday in the square in front of the Town Hall, in via Alcide De Gasperi, a warehouse closed by a gate where the vehicle was kept.
The minibus, purchased about four years ago, was completely devoured by the flames and reduced to ashes. The flames also reached and damaged the external air conditioning systems and the windows. When the firefighters from the provincial command of Sassari and Tempio arrived, the bus had already been destroyed by the flames .
The 115 teams took steps to put out the fire and secure the area. The Carabinieri from the Valledoria station were also on site and, based on the firefighters' report, will have to investigate the causes. "We are awaiting the results of the checks, but no hypothesis is being ruled out ," said Mayor Pietro Carbini. "However, I would like to underline the importance of a permanent presence of firefighters in Valledoria, to ensure immediate intervention by the teams on site, who at this time are forced to arrive from the Tempio and Sassari stations: too far away to be able to arrive promptly."
